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Colorado faces $8M repayment demand after federal Medicaid audit
Colorado failed to follow federal and state requirements for certain Medicaid personal care service payments, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services inspector general, which is now seeking an $8 million repayment from the state. Additionally, HHS is restricting another $45.7 million in federal payments while the state and…
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Colorado state hospital at Pueblo wins back its federal funding
The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo has won yet another reprieve on its federal funding from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The state mental hospital was threatened with termination of its federal Medicaid and Medicare payments after failing an inspection Feb. 22. The hospital also failed a follow-up inspection on June…